C-3P0 Biography

C-3P0 is the prissy, gold-plated “droid” (robot) in the popular Star Wars film series created by George Lucas.

C-3P0 and his rolling sidekick, R2-D2, had supporting roles in the original Star Wars (1977) and have appeared in many of the film’s subsequent sequels and spin-offs. C-3P0 is a “protocol droid,” designed to serve as a translator and an etiquette specialist; he was built by youthful Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who later became the notorious Darth Vader.

C-3P0 was played by actor Anthony Daniels in the original film, and Daniels continued to act and voice the character into the 2020s.